The Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission significantly improves on the capabilities of current nadir altimeters by enabling two-dimensional mapping. Assimilating this advanced data into high-resolution models poses challenges. To address this, Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) were conducted to evaluate the effects of both simulated and actual SWOT data on the Regional Ice Ocean Prediction System (RIOPS)...

Six most abundant and commercially valuable croakers (Sciaenidae) stocks in the coastal water of Bangladesh were evaluated using a length-based Bayesian Biomass (LBB) approach. The ratios B/B0 (current relative biomass) were smaller than the BMSY/B0 in five of the six stocks. For the six estimated populations, two (Otolithes ruber and Pterotolithus maculatus) are grossly overfished, one (Otolithoides pama) is overfished, two (...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a long-term policy horizon, the financial capital, and a vision for a sustainable knowledge-based economy. These characteristics uniquely situate it as a potential leader for sea-level rise research. Climate science is already growing, and at the center of the UAE's pivot toward climate research is a burgeoning concern for sea-level rise. Over 85% of the UAE's population and more than 90% of...